Paw Prints – March 14

We are thrilled to welcome our students in grades 4-8 back this week for hybrid learning! Students in Cohort A (Monday/Tuesday) will start on Monday, March 15th and students in Cohort B (Thursday/Friday) will start on Thursday, March 18th.

5 Day Return Survey: DESE announced this past week that all schools need to open for 5 day per week in person in the coming weeks. BPS is working on a timeline and a plan for this to happen and we need your help. On Monday, March 15th a survey will be sent to all families and they will have one week to complete it. One survey must be filled out for each child. Please check your junk/spam mail if you do not see the survey in your inbox. They will be given two options to choose from:

• Option 1: IN-PERSON. If you select this option, your child will learn in-person five days a week.
• Option 2: FULLY REMOTE. If you select this option, your child will participate in remote learning five days a week.

At this time we do not have an exact date for a 5 day return for students. Once we have this family data as a school community we can plan around what this means for our operational and instructional plans. We will hold family meetings once we have information to share regarding new safety protocols and reopening plans but this may not be for a few more weeks. We will give a weekly update here as information comes our way.

Hiring Help: We are launching our hiring process for next year and we would love your help! There is no interview experience necessary and this is a great opportunity to help us recruit the best educators to join our team. We value family feedback in our hiring process. Please reach out to the admin lead to participate.

Position	Lead	Date/Time
Family Liaison K-8	Katiekgrassa@bostonpublicschools.org	Wednesday, March 24th 3:30-6:30pm
Humanities ESL SEI 6-8	Davidddiaz@bostonpublicschools.org	Monday, 3/15 3:30-6 pm
SAR ELA 6-8	Meaghanmohrenberger@bostonpublicschools.org	Monday 3/22 3:30-6 pm, Tuesday 3/23 3:30-5pm
Science Grades 6-8	Dawn/Adrianddurant2@bostonpublicschools.orgawardjackson@bostonpublicschools.org	Week of 3/22 after 4:00 (Tuesday 3/23 and Thursday 3/25)

Face Masks: Thank you for preparing your child for wearing a face mask at school. Here is an additional video to support how to wear a face mask.

The images below show face masks that are NOT allowed in school at this time.

Voluntary Student COVID Testing: We have begun to offer weekly COVID testing for our students. Below are that paper & electronic copies of the consent forms to be completed by families who are interested in participating.  Consent for testing can be received at any time, there is no deadline.  The consent form only needs to be filled out once. Please contact our school nurses if you have any questions. Keilah Santana – ksantana@bostonpublicschool.org or April Pumphret apumphret@bostonpublicschools.org 

Language	Paper	Electronic
English	English Paper	English Electronic
Spanish	Spanish Paper	Spanish Electronic
Chinese	Chinese Paper	Chinese Electronic
Haitian Creole	Haitian Creole Paper	Haitian Creole
Cabo Verdean	Cabo Verdean Paper	Cabo Verdean Electronic
Vietnamese	Vietnamese Paper	Vietnamese Electronic
Portuguese	Portuguese Paper	Portuguese Electronic
French	French Paper	French Electronic
Arabic	Arabic Paper	Arabic Electronic
Somali	Somali Paper	Somali Electronic

Jamaica Plain COVID Testing for Families: The testing site is free and available to everyone, regardless of insurance. This is a walk-up site with on-site registration.

ANNA M. COLE COMMUNITY CENTER

Mon. – Thurs. 3pm – 7 pm & Sun. 11am-3pm

Mildred Hailey Apartments

24 Heath Street

Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

You can find more information about free testing sites across the city here.

Math Assessments: In the next two weeks all students in grades 2-8 will be taking math assessments per BPS requirements. Grades 2-5 will take the interim which consists of 5-6 questions and grades 6-8 will take MAPP Math.

Home Health Checklist: We are asking families to daily complete the home health checklist to ensure their child is in good health to attend school that day. If your child has any of the symptoms on the list we ask that you keep them home from school.

Traveling Outside of Massachusetts: There is a travel order in our state and families are expected to follow the procedures set forth by the Governor’s travel restrictions. 

Chromebooks: All students should bring their chromebook, charger and headphones to and from school each day. 

Safety Supports: Each classroom is equipped with an air purifier, hand sanitizer and cleaner. Additional custodial staff has been hired to clean high touch spaces and all community members will be wearing masks. We also have additional PPE on site in case back up is needed during the school day.

Nurses’ Office: Please reach out to our school nurses April Pumphret apumphret@bostonpublicschools.org or Keilah Santana ksantana@bostonpublicschools.org with any health related questions.

Arrival: Students can enter at either Pershing Rd. or Centre St. for arrival starting at 8:15am. We will have staff stationed throughout the building to support students getting to class independently Grades 1-8. We will have staff assigned to walk all kindergarteners to class.

Dismissal: We will begin dismissing students at 3pm. Families must wear masks and social distance. Once you pick up your child please quickly exit the premises. We are asking families to not dismiss students early from in person learning. We want to maximize the in person learning time for all. 

Pick Up Locations (same spots as previous school years)

• K0/K1 – Exits outside K1 classrooms on Pershing Rd.
• K2 & Grade 1 – Exit by Lower School Playstructure on Pershing Rd.
• Grades 2-5 – Exit by Playingfield on Centre St.
• Grades 6-8 – Exit by Upper School Parking Lot on Pershing Rd.

Playground: The Curley playground will be closed everyday after school but students will have access during the school day.

Lunch & Recess: Students will be eating lunch in their classrooms and recess will be outside (weather permitting). The Curley serves universal free breakfast and lunch. All students will be eating in their classrooms and the lunch will be delivered to the room. Here you can find the March Breakfast & Lunch Menu. 

Meal Distribution Update: Meal sites are open on Mondays and Thursday 10am-6pm. We are excited to announce that the Curley is now a distribution site again! For more information please contact project Bread’s Food Source Hotline at (800) 645-8333 or the School Food number at 617-635-9144. For a full list of distribution sites please visit the BPS free meals page. At our Curley food site there will also be free books available for families.

School Councils: Check out our School Site Council (SSC) and School Parent Council (SPC)! We have a  wonderful group of new and returning council members who are all excited to meet with Curley families. SPC and SSC are great ways to get involved in school planning and have your voice be heard. Please join us on any of the following times, come to one or come to all! (Registration required)

SSC Every Second Tuesday of the month 5:30-7:00PM

• 4/13/21 Zoom Link
• 5/11/21 Zoom Link
• 6/8/21 Zoom Link

SPC on Wednesdays during alternating times

• 3/24/21   8-9AM Zoom Link
• 5/12/21  6-7PM Zoom Link
• 6/9/21  6-7PM Zoom Link

Classroom	Classroom teachers: (Contact information can be found at www.curleyk8.com)
K-2 Support	Dawn Durant ddurant2@bostonpublicschools.org or Cristina Silva csilva4@bostonpublicschools.org
Grades 3-5 Support	David Diaz ddiaz@bostonpublicschools.org or Justina Levey jlevey@bostonpublicschools.org
Grades 6-8 Support	Adrian Ward-Jackson Awardjackson@bostonpublicschools.org  or Sugeily Santos ssantos2@bostonpublicschools.org
Health Support	Keilah Santana ksantana@bostonpublicschools.org or April Pumphret apumphret@bostonpublicschools.org
Tech Support	BPS Helpline 617-635-8873 – Please have families call the BPS Family helpline Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm for questions about technology and other resources available to BPS families.Help is available in Arabic, Cape Verdean Creole, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Urgent Priority Questions	Principal  Katie Grassa kgrassa@bostonpublicschools.org

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